Carbamate compound and use thereof

ABSTRACT

A carbamate compound represented by formula (I),
     wherein,
       R 1  represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group;   R 2 , R 3 , R 4  and R 5  each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, a C3-C4 cycloalkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms or a C1-C3 alkoxy group optionally having one or more halogen atoms;   Z 1  represents a C1-C3 alkyl group; and   m represents any one of integers from 1 to 3;   
       has an excellent effect of controlling plant diseases.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to carbamate compounds and use thereof.

BACKGROUND ART

For example, a compound represented by the following formula (X):

is known as an usable compound having a plant disease controlling effect (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,824,705).

CITATION LIST Patent Literature

[PTL 1] U.S. Pat. No. 5,824,705

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The present invention provides compounds having an excellent effect of controlling plant diseases.

According to the present invention, a carbamate compound represented by formula (I):

wherein,

R¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group;

R², R³, R⁴ and R⁵ each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, a C3-C4 cycloalkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, or a C1-C3 alkoxy group optionally having one or more halogen atoms;

Z¹ represents a C1-C3 alkyl group; and

m represents any one of integers from 1 to 3, provided that when m is any integer from 2 to 3, two to three of Z¹ may be the same or different;

has an excellent effect of controlling the plant diseases.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT

In the expression of “optionally having one or more halogen atoms”, in the case of two or more halogen atoms, the halogen atoms may be same or different.

In the present specification, the expressions of “C1-C3”, “C3-C4” and “C1-C5” mean that the number of the carbon atoms is from 1 to 3, from 3 to 4, and from 1 to 5, respectively.

The halogen atom is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom or an iodine atom.

As the embodiment of the present carbamate compounds are exemplified the following compounds.

In the present invention, the carbamate compounds include: a carbamate compound, wherein R¹ is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group;

-   a carbamate compound, wherein R¹ is a hydrogen atom; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R¹ is a methyl group; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R², R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are hydrogen atoms; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R² is a halogen atom; a C1-C3 alkyl     group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, a C3-C4     cycloalkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms or a     C1-C3 alkoxy group optionally having one or more halogen atoms; and     R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are hydrogen atoms; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R² is a halogen atom; and R³, R⁴ and     R⁵ are hydrogen atoms; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R² is a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally     having one or more halogen atoms; and R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are hydrogen     atoms; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R² is a C3-C4 cycloalkyl group     optionally having one or more halogen atoms; and R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are     hydrogen atoms; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R² is a C1-C3 alkoxy group optionally     having one or more halogen atoms; and R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are hydrogen     atoms; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R⁵ is a halogen atom; a C1-C3 alkyl     group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, a C3-C4     cycloalkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms or a     C1-C3 alkoxy group optionally having one or more halogen atoms; and     R², R³ and R⁴ are hydrogen atoms; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R⁵ is a halogen atom; and R², R³ and     R⁴ are hydrogen atoms; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R⁵ is a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally     having one or more halogen atoms; and R², R³ and R⁴ are hydrogen     atoms; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R⁵ is a C3-C4 cycloalkyl group     optionally having one or more halogen atoms; and R², R³ and R⁴ are     hydrogen atoms; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R⁵ is a C1-C3 alkoxy group optionally     having one or more halogen atoms; and R², R³ and R⁴ are hydrogen     atoms; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R¹ is a hydrogen atom; R² is a     hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having one or more     halogen atoms, R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are hydrogen atoms; and m is 1; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R¹, R², R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are hydrogen     atoms or methyl groups; Z¹ is a methyl group; and m is 1; -   a carbamate compound, wherein R¹ and R² are hydrogen atoms or a     methyl groups; R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are hydrogen atoms; Z¹ is a methyl     group; and m is 1; and -   a carbamate compound, wherein R¹, R², R³, R⁴, and R⁵ are hydrogen     atoms; Z¹ is a methyl group; and m is 1.

The carbamate compounds of the present invention can be produced by the following Production Methods.

Production Method A

One of the carbamate compounds of the present invention can be produced by reacting a compound represented by formula (A1) (hereinafter referred to as Compound (A1)) with a compound represented by formula (A2) (hereinafter referred to as Compound (A2)) in the presence of a base and a palladium catalyst

wherein, X³ represents a chlorine atom, a bromine atom or an iodine atom, Z¹⁰ represents a di(C1-C3 alkoxy)boranyl group or a 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaboran-2-yl group, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, Z¹ and m have the same meanings as defined above.

The reaction is usually carried out in a solvent. Examples of the solvent include hydrocarbons such as hexane, cyclohexane, toluene, and xylene; ethers such as diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, anisole, methyl tert-butyl ether and diisopropyl ether; halogenated hydrocarbons such as chloroform, 1,2-dichloroethane and chlorobenzene; acid amides such as N,N-dimethylformamide, 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone and N-methylpyrrolidone; esters such as ethyl acetate and methyl acetate; sulfoxides such as dimethyl sulfoxide; nitriles such as acetonitrile and propionitrile; ketones such as acetone, ethyl methyl ketone and isobutyl methyl ketone; water and mixture thereof.

Examples of the palladium catalyst include palladium(II) acetate, tetrakis(triphenyphospine)palladium(0), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)-dipalladium(0) and [1,1′-bis(dipheylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II) dichloride dichloromethane adduct.

Examples of the base include alkali metal carbonates such as lithium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate and cesium carbonate; alkali metal hydrogen carbonates such as lithium hydrogen carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate, cesium hydrogen carbonate; alkali metal acetate such as potassium acetate and potassium phosphate tribasic.

In the reaction, usually, Compound (A2) is used in the proportion of 1 to 10 moles, the palladium catalyst is used in the proportion of 0.0001 to 1 mole and the base is used in the proportion of 1 to 10 moles, based on 1 mole of Compound (A1).

The reaction temperature of the reaction is usually within a range of 0 to 150° C. and the reaction time is usually within a range of 0.1 to 24 hours.

After the completion of the reaction, the carbamate compound of the present invention can be isolated by carrying out post-treatment operation such as extracting the reaction mixture by using an organic solvent, drying the organic layer, and condensing the organic layer.

Production Method B

Another carbamate compound of the present invention can be produced by reacting a compound represented by formula (B1) (hereinafter referred to as Compound (B1)) with methyl chloroformate.

wherein, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, Z¹ and m have the same meanings as defined above.

The reaction is usually carried out in a solvent. Examples of the solvent include hydrocarbons, ethers, halogenated hydrocarbons, acid amides, esters, sulfoxides, nitriles, ketones, and water and mixture thereof as described in Production Method A.

In the reaction, usually, methyl cloroformate is used in the proportion of 1 to 10 moles based on 1 mole of Compound (B1).

The reaction temperature of the reaction is usually within a range of −20 to 150° C. and the reaction time is usually within a range of 0.1 to 24 hours.

To the reaction, organic bases such as triethylamine, N,N′-diisopropylethylamine and pyridine; bases such as alkali metal carbonate and alkali metal hydrogen carbonate may be added, and the base is usually used in the proportion of 0.05 to 5 moles, based on 1 mole of Compound (B1).

After the completion of the reaction, the carbamate compound of the present invention can be isolated by carrying out post-treatment operation such as extracting the reaction mixture by using an organic solvent, drying the organic layer, and condensing the organic layer.

The process for producing Intermediate compound will be described below.

Reference Production Method A-1

Compound (A1) can be produced by reacting a compound represented by formula (A3) (hereinafter referred to as Compound (A3)) with a boron compound in the presence of a palladium catalyst in accordance with the Miyaura-Ishiyama Borylation reaction. It can be also referred to Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 46, 5359-5363 (2007).

wherein, X¹ represents a chlorine atom, a bromine atom or an iodine atom, and R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ and Z¹⁰ have the same meanings as defined above. Reference Production Method A-2

Compound (A3) can be produced by reacting a compound represented by formula (A4) (hereinafter referred to as Compound (A4)) with methyl chloroformate in the same manner as Production Method B.

wherein, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ and X¹ have the same meanings as defined above. Reference Production Method A-3

Compound (A4) can be produced by reacting a compound represented by formula (A5) (hereinafter referred to as Compound (A5)) with a reducing agent in the presence of a catalyst.

wherein, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ and X¹ have the same meanings as defined above.

The reaction is usually carried out in a solvent. Examples of the solvent include hydrocarbons such as hexane, cyclohexane, toluene, and xylene; ethers such as diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, anisole, methyl tert-butyl ether and diisopropyl ether; halogenated hydrocarbons such as chloroform, 1,2-dichloroethane and chlorobenzene; alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol; and mixture thereof.

Examples of the reducing agent include potassium borohydride and sodium borohydride.

Examples of the catalyst include copper(I) chloride, iron powder and palladium.

In the reaction, the reducing agent is usually used in the proportion of 1 to 10 moles and the catalyst is usually used in the proportion of 0.5 to 10 moles, based on 1 mole of Compound (A5).

The reaction temperature of the reaction is usually within a range of −20 to 150° C. and the reaction time is usually within a range of 0.1 to 24 hours.

After the completion of the reaction, Compound (A4) can be isolated by carrying out post-treatment operation such as extracting the reaction mixture by using an organic solvent, drying the organic layer, and condensing the organic layer.

Reference Production Method A-4

Compound (A5) can be produced by reacting a compound represented by formula (A6) (hereinafter referred to as Compound (A6)) with a compound represented by formula (A7) (hereinafter referred to as Compound (A7)) in the presence of a base.

wherein, X² represents a leaving group such as a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, a mesyloxy group and a tosyloxy group, and R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵ and X¹ have the same meanings as defined above.

The reaction can be carried out in accordance with Production Method N of US Patent Application Publication No. 2015/203511.

Reference Production Method B-1

Compound (B1) can be produced by reacting a compound represented by formula (B2) (hereinafter referred to as Compound (B2)) with the reducing agent in the presence of the catalyst in the same manner as Reference Production Method A-3.

wherein, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, Z¹ and m have the same meanings as defined above. Reference Production Method B-2

Compound (B2) can be produced by reacting Compound (A7) with a compound represented by formula (B3) (hereinafter referred to as Compound (B3)) in the presence of a base in the same manner as Reference Production Method A-4.

wherein, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, Z¹ and m have the same meanings as defined above. Reference Production Method B-3

Compound (B3) can be produced by reacting a compound represented by formula (B4) (hereinafter referred to as Compound (B4)) with a protic acid.

wherein, R¹¹ represents a C1-C5 alkyl group, and R¹, Z¹ and m have the same meanings as defined above.

The reaction is usually carried out in a solvent. Examples of the solvent include alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol; water; acetic acid, and mixture thereof.

Examples of the protic acids include hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid and sulfuric acid.

In the reaction, a large excess amount of the protic acid is usually used.

The reaction temperature of the reaction is usually within a range of −20 to 150° C. and the reaction time is usually within a range of 0.1 to 100 hours.

After the completion of the reaction, Compound (B3) can be isolated by carrying out post-treatment operation such as extracting the reaction mixture by using an organic solvent, drying the organic layer, and condensing the organic layer.

Reference Production Method B-4

Compound (B4) can be produced by reacting a compound represented by formula (B5) (hereinafter referred to as Compound (B5)) with Compound (A2) in the presence of a base and a palladium catalyst in the same manner as Production Method A.

wherein, Z¹¹ represents a di(C1-C3 alkoxy)boranyl group, a 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaboran-2-yl group or a borono group, R¹, R¹¹, X³, Z¹ and m have the same meanings as defined above.

Each compound produced in accordance with the above Production Methods and Reference Production Methods can be further purified by known means such as crystallization, recrystallization and chromatography.

Although the carbamate compound of the present invention can be use as it is, the carbamate compound is usually used after being mixed with any of solid carriers, liquid carriers, surfactants, and the like, and optionally adding any of auxiliary agents for formulation, such as stickers, dispersers, and stabilizers, to the carbamate compound in order to formulate wettable powders, water dispersible granules, flowables, granules, dry flowables, emulsifiable concentrates, aqueous solutions, oil solutions, smoking agents, aerosols, microcapsules, or the like. In these formulations, the carbamate compound of the present invention is usually included in an amount of 0.1 to 99% by weight, preferably 0.2 to 90% by weight.

Examples of the solid carriers include clays (for example, kaolin, diatomaceous earth, synthetic hydrated silicon dioxide, Fubasami clay, bentonite, and acid clay), talcs, pyrophyllite or other inorganic minerals (for example, sericite, quartz powder, sulfur powder, activated charcoal, calcium carbonate, and hydrated silica) in the form of fine powders or particulates, and examples of the liquid carries include water, alcohols, ketones, hydrocarbons, esters, nitriles, ethers, acid amides and halogenated hydrocarbons.

Examples of the surfactants include alkyl sulfates, alkyl sulfonates, alkyl aryl sulfonates, alkyl aryl ethers, and polyoxyethylenated compounds thereof, polyoxyethylene glycol ethers, polyhydric alcohol esters, and sugar alcohol derivatives.

Examples of other auxiliary agents for formulation include sticking agents, dispersing agents and stabilizers, specifically casein, gelatin, polysaccharides (such as starch, gum arabic, cellulose derivatives and alginic acid), lignin derivatives, bentonite, sugars, water-soluble synthetic polymers (such as polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinylpyrrolidones, and polyacrylic acids), PAP (acidic isopropyl phosphate), BHT (2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol), BHA (a mixture of 2-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol and 3-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol), vegetable oils, mineral oils, fatty acids or fatty acid esters thereof, and the like.

The said formulated carbamate compound of the present invention may be diluted with water or the like at the time of application thereof; however, in which case, the formulated carbamate compound may be applied after being mixed with any of spreading agents such as oils, such as mineral oils and vegetable oils, and surfactants. Specific examples of the spreading agents, which can be used as the mixture, include Nimbus®, Assist®, Aureo®, Iharol®, Silwet L-77®, BreakThru®, Sundance II®, Induce®, Penetrator®, AgriDex®, Lutensol A8®, NP-7®, Triton®, Nufilm®, Emulgator NP7®, Emulad®, TRITON X 45®, AGRAL 90®, AGROTIN®, ARPON®, EnSpray N®, BANOLE®, and the like.

The method for applying the carbamate compound of the present invention are not particularly limited, and includes, for example, an application to plants such as a foliage application; an application to soil such as seed disinfection; and an application to area for cultivating plants such as a submerged treatment.

The carbamate compound of the present invention can be used as an agent for controlling the plant diseases in agricultural lands such as fields, paddy fields, lawns and orchards, and can control diseases occurred in the agricultural lands for cultivating the following “plants”.

Crops: corn, rice, wheat, barley, rye, oat, sorghum, cotton, soybean, peanut, buckwheat, beet, rapeseed, sunflower, sugar cane, tobacco, and the like; Vegetables: solanaceous vegetables (for example, eggplant, tomato, pimento, pepper, and potato), cucurbitaceous vegetables (for example, cucumber, pumpkin, zucchini, water melon, and melon), cruciferous vegetables (for example, Japanese radish, white turnip, horseradish, kohlrabi, Chinese cabbage, cabbage, leaf mustard, broccoli, and cauliflower), asteraceous vegetables (for example, burdock, crown daisy, artichoke, and lettuce), liliaceous vegetables (for example, green onion, onion, garlic, and asparagus), ammiaceous vegetables (for example, carrot, parsley, celery, and parsnip), chenopodiaceous vegetables (for example, spinach and Swiss chard), lamiaceous vegetables (for example, Perilla frutescens, mint, and basil), strawberry, sweet potato, Dioscorea japonica, colocasia, and the like;

Flowers,

Ornamental foliage plants,

Fruits: pomaceous fruits (for example, apple, pear, Japanese pear, Chinese quince, and quince), stone fruits (for example, peach, plum, nectarine, Prunus mume, cherry fruit, apricot, and prune), citrus fruits (for example, Citrus unshiu, orange, lemon, lime, and grapefruit), nuts (for example, chestnut, walnuts, hazelnuts, almond, pistachio, cashew nuts, and macadamia nuts), berry fruits (for example, blueberry, cranberry, blackberry, and raspberry), grape, kaki persimmon, olive, Japanese plum, banana, coffee, date palm, coconuts, and the like; Trees other than fruit trees: tea, mulberry, flowering plant, roadside trees (for example, ash, birch, dogwood, Eucalyptus, Ginkgo biloba, lilac, maple, Quercus, poplar, Judas tree, Liquidambar formosana, plane tree, zelkova, Japanese arborvitae, fir wood, hemlock, juniper, Pinus, Picea, and Taxus cuspidate); and the like.

The above-mentioned “plants” include genetically modified crops.

Examples of the plant diseases include the plant diseases caused by filamentous fungus, bacteria, virus and the like, and the specific examples are shown below; however, the plant diseases are not limited thereto.

Examples of the plant diseases controllable by the present invention include such as fungal diseases. More specifically, the following plant diseases are listed; however, the diseases are not limited thereto.

Rice diseases: rice blast (Magnaporthe grisea), brown spot (Cochliobolus miyabeanus), sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani), bakanae disease (Gibberella fujikuroi), and downy mildew (Sclerophthora macrospora); Wheat diseases: powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis), fusarium blight (Fusarium gaminearum, F. avenaceum, F. culmorum, Microdochium nivale), rust (Puccinia striiformis, P. graminis, P. recondita), snow mould (Micronectriella nivale), typhulasnow blight (Typhula sp.), loose smut (Ustilago tritici), stinking smut (Tilletia caries, T. controversa), eyespot (Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides), leaf blotch (Septoria tritici), glume blotch (Stagonospora nodorum), tan spot (Pyrenophora triticirepentis), seeding blight caused by the genus Rhizoctonia (Rhizoctonia solani), and take all disease (Gaeumannomyces graminis); Barly diseases: powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis), fusarium blight (Fusarium gaminearum, F. avenaceum, F. culmorum, Microdochium nivale), rust (Puccinia striiformis, P. graminis, P. hordei), loose smut (Ustilago nuda), scald (Rhynchosporium secalis), net blotch (Pyrenophora teres), spot blotch (Cochliobolus sativus), leaf stripe (Pyrenophora graminea), Ramularia disease (Ramularia collo-cygni), and seeding blight caused by the genus Rhizoctonia (Rhizoctonia solani); Corn diseases: rust (Puccinia sorghi), southern rust (Puccinia polysora), northern leaf blight (Setosphaeria turcica), topical rust (Physopella zeae), southern leaf blight (Cochliobolus heterostrophus), anthracnose (Colletotrichum graminicola), gray leaf spot (Cercospora zeae-maydis), eyespot (Kabatiella zeae), and phaeosphaeria leaf spot (Phaeosphaeria maydis), diplodia disease (Stenocarpella maydis, Stenocarpella macrospora), Stalk rot disease (Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium verticilioides, Colletotrichum graminicola), leaf and stem smut (Ustilago maydis); Cotton diseases: anthracnose (Colletotrichum gossypii), grey mildew (Ramuraria areola), and alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria macrospora, A. gossypii); black root rot caused by Thielaviopsis species (Thielaviopsis basicola); Coffee diseases: rust (Hemileia vastatrix), leaf spot disease (Cercospora coffeicola); Rapeseed diseases: sclerotinia rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), black spot (Alternaria brassicae), and black leg (Phoma lingam); Sugar cane disease: rust ((Puccinia melanocephela, Puccinia kuehnii), smut (Ustilago scitaminea); Sunflower disease: rust (Puccinia helianthi), downey mildew (Plasmopara halstedii); Citrus diseases: melanose (Diaporthe citri), scab (Elsinoe fawcetti), and fruit rot (Penicillium digitatum, P. italicum); Phytophthora rot (Phytophthora parasitica, Phytophthora citrophthora); Apple diseases: blossom blight (Monilinia mali), canker (Valsa ceratosperma), powdery mildew (Podosphaera leucotricha), alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria alternata apple pathotype), scab (Venturia inaequalis), and bitter rot (Glomerella cingulata), brown spot (Diplocarpon mali), black rot (Botryosphaeria berengeriana); phytophthora rot (Phytophtora cactorum); Pear diseases: scab (Venturia nashicola, V. pirina), black spot (Alternaria alternata Japanese pear pathotype), and rust (Gymnosporangium haraeanum); Peach diseases: brown rot (Monilinia fructicola), scab (Cladosporium carpophilum), and Phomopsis rot (Phomopsis sp.); Grapes diseases: anthracnose (Elsinoe ampelina), ripe rot (Glomerella cingulata, Colletotrichum acutatum), powdery mildew (Uncinula necator), rust (Phakopsora ampelopsidis), black rot (Guignardia bidwellii), and downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola); Japanese persimmon diseases: anthracnose (Gloeosporium kaki) and leaf spot (Cercospora kaki, Mycosphaerella nawae); Diseases of gourd family: anthracnose (Colletotrichum lagenarium), powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca fuliginea), gummy stem blight (Didymella bryoniae), target spot (Corynespora cassiicola), fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum), downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis), phytophthora rot (Phytophthora sp.), and damping-off (Pythium sp.); Tomato diseases: early blight (Alternaria solani), leaf mold (Cladosporium fulvum), leaf mold (Pseudocercospora fuligena), and late blight (Phytophthora infestans); Eggplant diseases: brown spot (Phomopsis vexans) and powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum); Cruciferous vegetables diseases: alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria japonica), white spot (Cercosporella brassicae), clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae), and downy mildew (Peronospora parasitica); Welsh onion diseases: rust (Puccinia allii); Soybean diseases: purple stain (Cercospora kikuchii), sphaceloma scad (Elsinoe glycines), pod and stem blight (Diaporthe phaseolorum var. sojae), rust (phakopsora pachyrhizi), target spot (Corynespora cassiicola), anthracnose (Colletotrithum glycines, C. truncatum), Rhizoctonia aerial blight (Rhizoctonia solani), septoria brown spot (Septoria glycines), and frog eye leaf spot (Cercospora sojina); sclerotinia rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), powdery mildew (Microspaera diffusa), phytophthora rot (Phytophthora sojae), downey mildew (Peronospora manshurica), sudden death disease (Fusarium virguliforme); Kidney beans diseases: stem rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), watery soft rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), rust (Uromyces appendiculatus), angular leaf spot (Phaeoisariopsis griseola), anthracnose (Colletotrichum lindemthianum); Peanut diseases: early leaf spot (Cercospora personata), late leaf spot (Cercospora arachidicola), and southern blight (Sclerotium rolfsii); Garden pea diseases: powdery mildew (Erysiphe pisi); Potato diseases: early blight (Alternaria solani), late blight (Phytophthora infestans), pink rot (Phytophthora erythroseptica), powdery scab (Spongospora subterranean f. sp. subterranean), verticilliun wilt (Verticillium alboatrum, V. dahlia, V. nigrescens); Strawberry diseases: powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca humuli); Tea diseases: net blister blight (Exobasidium reticulatum), white scab (Elsinoe leucospila), gray blight (Pestalotiopsis sp.), and anthracnose (Colletotrichum theaesinensis); Tabacco diseases: brown spot (Alternaria longipes), powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum), anthracnose (Colletotrichum tabacum), downy mildew (Peronospora tabacina), and black shank (Phytophthora nicotianae); Sugar beet diseases: cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora beticola), leaf blight (Thanatephorus cucumeris), root rot (Thanatephorus cucumeris), and aphanomyces root rot (Aphanomyces cochlioides); Rose diseases: black spot (Diplocarpon rosae) and powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca pannosa); Chrysanthemum diseases: leaf blight (Septoria chrysanthemiindici) and white rust (Puccinia horiana); Onion diseases: botrytis leaf blight (Botrytis cinerea, B. byssoidea, B. squamosa), gray-mold neck rot (Botrytis slli), and small sclerotial rot (Botrytis squamosa); various crops diseases: gray mold (Botrytis cinerea) and sclerotinia rot (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum); Japanese radish diseases: alternaria leaf spot (Alternaria brassicicola); Turfgrass diseases: dollar spot (Sclerotinia homeocarpa) and brown patch and large patch (Rhizoctonia solani); and Banana diseases: Sigatoka disease (Mycosphaerella fijiensis, Mycosphaerella musicola).

Seed diseases and early growth disease of various crops are caused by Aspergillus, Penicillium, Fusarium, Gibberella, Tricoderma, Thielaviopsis, Rhizopus, Mucor, Corticium, Phoma, Rhizoctonia and Diplodia.

Bacterial seedling blight of rice; Bacterial spot of cucumber; Bacterial wilt of eggplant; Bacterial canker of Citrus and Bacterial soft rot of Chinese cabbage.

Virus diseases of various diseases mediated by Polymixa and Olpidium.

EXAMPLES

The present invention will be described in more detail below by way of Production Examples, Reference Production Examples, Formulation Examples and Test Examples; however, the present invention is not limited to these Examples.

¹H-NMR means a proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum, in which tetramethylsilane is used as an internal standard material, and chemical shifts (δ) are indicated in ppm.

Production Example 1

A mixture of 0.40 g of Intermediate (17A) described in the following Reference Production Example 4, 0.19 g of 2-chloro-4-methylpyrimidine, 0.02 g of [1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II) dichloride dichloromethane adduct, 0.64 g of potassium phosphate tribasic, 4 ml of 1,2-dimethoxyethane and 0.4 ml of water was stirred at 85° C. for 4 hours. After the reaction mixture was cooled, the residue was obtained by being condensed and was subjected to silica gel column chromatography to give 0.35 g of the present Compound 1.

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.60 (1H, d), 8.29-8.25 (2H, m), 8.01 (1H, brs), 7.67 (1H, brs), 7.41-7.37 (1H, m), 7.33 (1H, dd), 7.10 (1H, td), 7.05 (1H, d), 7.00 (1H, d), 5.16 (2H, s), 3.77 (3H, s), 2.57 (3H, s), 2.34 (3H, s).

A compound produced in accordance with Production Example 1 and its physical property values are shown below.

The present Compound 2

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.61 (1H, d), 8.32-8.27 (2H, m), 7.79 (1H, brs), 7.53 (1H, brs), 7.28 (1H, t), 7.08 (1H, d), 7.01-6.99 (2H, m), 5.17 (2H, s), 3.74 (3H, s), 2.58 (3H, s), 2.43 (3H, s), 2.30 (3H, s).

Reference Production Examples of production intermediates will be described below.

Reference Production Example 1

A mixture of 4.0 g of 2-(bromomethyl)-3-methylnitrobenzene, 2.4 g of 4-bromo-2-methylphenol, 4.8 g of potassium carbonate and 40 ml of acetonitrile was heated to reflux for 5 hours. The reaction solution was filtered through Celite®. The residue obtained by condensing the filtrate under reduced pressure was subjected to silica gel chromatography to give 3.2 g of the following Intermediate (1A).

The compounds produced in accordance with Reference Production Example 1 and their physical property values will be shown below.

The compounds represented by formula (aA):

have R²¹, R³¹, R⁴¹ and R⁵¹ that are shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1 R²¹ R³¹ R⁴¹ R⁵¹ Intermediate (1A) Me H H H Intermediate (2A) H H H H Intermediate (3A) H Me H H Intermediate (4A) H H Me H Intermediate (5A) H H H Me Intermediate (1A)

¹H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 7.74 (1H, d), 7.62 (1H, d), 7.53 (1H, t), 7.39-7.32 (2H, m), 7.04 (1H, d), 5.20 (2H, s), 2.50 (3H, s), 2.03 (3H, s).

Intermediate (2A)

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.17 (1H, d), 7.87 (1H, d), 7.70 (1H, t), 7.51 (1H, t), 7.31 (1H, d), 7.24 (1H, d), 6.74 (1H, d), 5.46 (2H, s), 2.31 (3H, s).

Intermediate (3A)

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.10 (1H, d), 7.65 (1H, s), 7.34-7.21 (3H, m), 6.75 (1H, d), 5.44 (2H, s), 2.47 (3H, s), 2.31 (3H, s).

Intermediate (4A)

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.98 (1H, s), 7.71 (1H, d), 7.49 (1H, d), 7.32-7.18 (2H, m), 6.72 (1H, d), 5.41 (2H, s), 2.46 (3H, s), 2.29 (3H, s).

Intermediate (5A)

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.50-7.38 (2H, m), 7.32-7.18 (3H, m), 6.67 (1H, d), 5.09 (2H, s), 2.39 (3H, s), 2.22 (3H, s).

Reference Production Example 2

To a mixture of 3.2 g of Intermediate (1A), 2.9 g of copper(I) chloride and 50 ml of methanol, 3.3 g of potassium borohydride was added under ice cooling, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour while being cooled with ice. The reaction solution was filtered through Celite®. To the residue obtained by condensing the filtrate under reduced pressure, ethyl acetate was added; and the mixture was washed with an aqueous saturated sodium hydrogen carbonate solution. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 2.0 g of the following Intermediate (6A).

The compounds produced in accordance with Reference Production Example 2 and their physical property values will be shown below.

The compounds represented by formula (bA):

have R²¹, R³¹, R⁴¹ and R⁵¹ that are shown in Table 2.

TABLE 2 R²¹ R³¹ R⁴¹ R⁵¹ Intermediate (6A) Me H H H Intermediate (7A) H H H H Intermediate (8A) H Me H H Intermediate (9A) H H Me H Intermediate (10A) H H H Me Intermediate (6A)

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.32-7.25 (2H, m), 7.07 (1H, t), 6.88 (1H, d), 6.68-6.56 (2H, m), 5.03 (2H, s), 3.96 (2H, brs), 2.34 (3H, s), 2.16 (3H, s).

Intermediate (7A)

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 7.36-7.28 (2H, m), 7.22-7.16 (1H, m), 7.06-6.97 (2H, m), 6.67 (1H, d), 6.60-6.54 (1H, m), 5.05 (2H, brs), 4.96 (2H, s), 2.17 (3H, s).

Intermediate (8A)

¹H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 7.33-7.20 (2H, m), 6.99 (2H, d), 6.79-6.88 (1H, m), 6.65 (1H, d), 4.97 (2H, s), 3.91 (2H, brs), 2.26 (3H, s), 2.19 (3H, s).

Intermediate (9A)

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 7.30-7.21 (2H, m), 7.07 (1H, d), 6.83 (1H, d), 6.62-6.49 (2H, m), 4.98 (2H, s), 3.95 (2H, brs), 2.27 (3H, s), 2.18 (3H, s).

Intermediate (10A)

¹H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 7.26-7.21 (2H, m), 7.21-7.01 (2H, m), 6.90-6.81 (1H, s), 6.70 (1H, t), 5.02 (2H, s), 4.05 (2H, brs), 2.20 (3H, s), 2.19 (3H, s).

Reference Production Example 3

To a mixture of 2.0 g of Intermediate (6A), 25 ml of chloroform and 1.1 ml of pyridine, 0.5 ml of methyl chloroformate was added under ice cooling, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The residue obtained by condensing the reaction solution under reduced pressure was subjected to silica gel column chromatography to give 1.7 g of Intermediate (11A) represented by the following.

The compounds produced in accordance with Reference Production Example 3 and their physical property values will be shown below.

The compounds represented by formula (cA):

have R²¹, R³¹, R⁴¹ and R⁵¹ that are shown in Table 3.

TABLE 3 R²¹ R³¹ R⁴¹ R⁵¹ Intermediate (11A) Me H H H Intermediate (12A) H H H H Intermediate (13A) H Me H H Intermediate (14A) H H Me H Intermediate (15A) H H H Me Intermediate (11A)

¹H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 9.07 (1H, brs), 7.30-7.38 (2H, m), 7.25 (2H, d), 7.12-6.96 (2H, m), 5.05 (2H, s), 3.60 (3H, s), 2.35 (3H, s), 2.06 (3H, s).

Intermediate (12A)

¹H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 9.0 (1H, brs), 7.47 (2H, t), 7.40-7.22 (3H, m), 7.25-7.16 (1H, m), 6.92 (1H, d), 5.12 (2H, s), 3.65 (3H, s), 2.17 (3H, s).

Intermediate (13A)

¹H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 8.89 (1H, brs), 7.38-7.23 (4H, m), 7.16-7.08 (1H, m), 6.92 (1H, d), 5.07 (2H, s), 3.63 (3H, s), 2.28 (3H, s), 2.16 (3H, s).

Intermediate (14A)

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 8.93 (1H, brs), 7.35-7.30 (4H, m), 6.98 (1H, d), 6.90 (1H, d), 5.07 (2H, s), 3.64 (3H, s), 2.29 (3H, s), 2.15 (3H, s).

Intermediate (15A)

¹H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 8.80 (1H, brs), 7.34 (1H, d), 7.31-7.25 (2H, m), 7.26-7.17 (2H, m), 6.86 (1H, d), 5.05 (2H, s), 3.62 (3H, s), 2.20 (3H, s), 2.18 (3H, s).

Reference Production Example 4

A mixture of 0.50 g of Intermediate (11A), 0.42 g of bis(pinacolato)diboron, 0.40 g of potassium acetate, 10 ml of 1,4-dioxane and 0.06 g of [1,1′-bis-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II) dichloride dichloromethane adduct was heated to reflux for 16 hours. After filtration of the reaction solution through Celite®, the residue obtained by condensing the filtrate was subjected to silica gel column chromatography to give 0.35 g of Intermediate (16A) represented by the following.

The compounds produced in accordance with Reference Production Example 7 and their physical property values will be shown below.

The compounds represented by formula (dA):

have R²¹, R³¹, R⁴¹ and R⁵¹ that are shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4 R²¹ R³¹ R⁴¹ R⁵¹ Intermediate (16A) Me H H H Intermediate (17A) H H H H Intermediate (18A) H Me H H Intermediate (19A) H H Me H Intermediate (20A) H H H Me Intermediate (16A)

¹H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 9.08 (1H, brs), 7.51 (1H, d), 7.44 (1H, s), 7.25 (2H, t), 7.12-7.02 (2H, m), 5.09 (2H, s), 3.61 (3H, s), 2.35 (3H, s), 2.07 (3H, s), 1.27 (12H, s).

Intermediate (17A)

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 9.01 (1H, brs), 7.42-7.56 (4H, m), 7.38-7.26 (1H, m), 7.24-7.13 (1H, m), 6.97 (1H, d), 5.17 (2H, s), 3.66 (3H, s), 2.19 (3H, s), 1.27 (12H, s).

Intermediate (18A)

¹H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 8.89 (1H, brs), 7.48 (2H, d), 7.24-7.36 (2H, m), 7.11 (1H, dd), 6.96 (1H, d), 5.10 (2H, s), 3.63 (3H, s), 2.28 (3H, s), 2.18 (3H, s), 1.27 (12H, s).

Intermediate (19A)

¹H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 8.93 (1H, brs), 7.47 (2H, d), 7.32 (2H, t), 6.97 (2H, t), 5.11 (2H, s), 3.64 (3H, s), 2.29 (3H, s), 2.16 (3H, s), 1.27 (12H, s).

Intermediate (20A)

¹H-NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ: 8.8 (1H, brs), 7.46 (2H, d), 7.31 (1H, dd), 7.25-7.17 (2H, m), 6.91 (1H, d), 5.09 (2H, s), 3.62 (3H, s), 2.20 (3H, s), 2.19 (3H, s), 1.27 (12H, s).

Reference Production Example 5

The reference Compounds 1 to 5 produced in accordance with Production Example 1 and their physical property values will be shown below.

The compounds represented by formula (a):

have R²¹, R³¹, R⁴¹ and R⁵¹ that are shown in Table 5.

TABLE 5 R²¹ R³¹ R⁴¹ R⁵¹ Reference Compound 1 H H H H Reference Compound 2 Me H H H Reference Compound 3 H Me H H Reference Compound 4 H H Me H Reference Compound 5 H H H Me Reference Compound 1

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.77 (2H, d), 8.30-8.28 (2H, m), 8.01 (1H, brs), 7.66 (1H, brs), 7.39 (1H, t), 7.34 (1H, d), 7.15-7.05 (3H, m), 5.17 (2H, s), 3.77 (3H, s), 2.34 (3H, s).

Reference Compound 2

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.78 (2H, d), 8.32 (1H, dd), 8.28 (1H, d), 7.78 (1H, brs), 7.51 (1H, brs), 7.29 (1H, t), 7.15 (1H, t), 7.10 (1H, d), 7.00 (1H, d), 5.18 (2H, s), 3.75 (3H, s), 2.43 (3H, s), 2.30 (3H, s).

Reference Compound 3

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.77 (2H, d), 8.30-8.27 (2H, m), 7.86 (1H, brs), 7.50 (1H, brs), 7.19 (1H, d), 7.15-7.12 (2H, m), 7.06 (1H, dz), 5.13 (2H, s), 3.75 (3H, s), 2.34 (6H, s).

Reference Compound 4

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.76 (2H, d), 8.29-8.27 (2H, m), 7.85 (1H, brs), 7.61 (1H, brs), 7.20 (1H, d), 7.13 (1H, t), 7.05 (1H, d), 6.91 (1H, d), 5.13 (2H, s), 3.76 (3H, s), 2.38 (3H, s), 2.33 (3H, s).

Reference Compound 5

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃) δ: 8.76 (2H, d), 8.27-8.26 (2H, m), 7.36 (1H, brm), 7.27-7.21 (2H, m), 7.12 (1H, t), 7.01 (1H, d), 6.60 (1H, brs), 5.14 (2H, s), 3.75 (3H, s), 2.34 (3H, s), 2.33 (3H, s).

Compounds HA1001-1 to HA1036-47 can be obtained in accordance with the above-described method.

Compounds HA1001-1 to HA1036-47 are the carbamate compounds, wherein E means any one of substituent numbers 1 to 47, as shown below. In the following [substituent numbers: E], Me represents a methyl group, Et represents an ethyl group, Pr represents a propyl group, iPr represents an isopropyl group, and PYR2 represents a pyrimidine-2-yl group.

[Substituent Nos.; E]:

[1; 4-Me-PYR2], [2; 4-Et-PYR2], [3; 4-Pr-PYR2], [4; 4-iPr-PYR2], [5; 5-Me-PYR2], [6; 5-Et-PYR2], [7; 5-Pr-PYR2], [8; 5-iPr-PYR2], [9; 4-Me-5-Me-PYR2], [10; 4-Me-5-Et-PYR2], [11; 4-Me-5-Pr-PYR2], [12; 4-Me-5-iPr-PYR2], [13; 4-Et-5-Me-PYR2], [14; 4-Et-5-Et-PYR2], [15; 4-Et-5-Pr-PYR2], [16; 4-Et-5-iPr-PYR2], [17; 4-Pr-5-Me-PYR2], [18; 4-Pr-5-Et-PYR2], [19; 4-Pr-5-Pr-PYR2], [20; 4-Pr-5-iPr-PYR2], [21; 4-iPr-5-Me-PYR2], [22; 4-iPr-5-Et-PYR2], [23; 4-iPr-5-Pr-PYR2], [24; 4-iPr-5-iPr-PYR2], [25; 4-Me-6-Me-PYR2], [26; 4-Me-6-Et-PYR2], [27; 4-Me-6-Pr-PYR2], [28; 4-Me-6-iPr-PYR2], [29; 4-Et-6-Me-PYR2], [30; 4-Et-6-Et-PYR2], [31; 4-Et-6-Pr-PYR2], [32; 4-Et-6-iPr-PYR2], [33; 4-Pr-6-Me-PYR2], [34; 4-Pr-6-Et-PYR2], [35; 4-Pr-6-Pr-PYR2], [36; 4-Pr-6-iPr-PYR2], [37; 4-iPr-6-Me-PYR2], [38; 4-iPr-6-Et-PYR2], [39; 4-iPr-6-Pr-PYR2], [40; 4-iPr-6-iPr-PYR2], [41; 4-Me-5-Me-6-Me-PYR2], [42; 4-Me-5-Et-6-Me-PYR2], [43; 4-Et-5-Me-6-Me-PYR2], [44; 4-Me-5-Pr-6-Me-PYR2], [45; 4-Pr-5-Me-6-Me-PYR2], [46; 4-Me-5-iPr-6-Me-PYR2], [47; 4-iPr-5-Me-6-Me-PYR2].

For example, in the compound represented by formula HA1001, HA1001-46 is the compound represented by the following formula:

wherein, substituent number is 46.

Formulation Examples are shown below. In the following Formulation Examples, part means part by weight.

Formulation Example 1

Fifty parts (50 parts) of any one of Compounds HA1001-1 to HA1036-47, 3 parts of calcium lignin sulfonate, 2 parts of magnesium lauryl sulfate, and 45 parts of synthetic hydrous silicon oxide are thoroughly ground and mixed to give a formulation.

Formulation Example 2

Twenty parts (20 parts) of any one of Compounds HA1001-1 to HA1036-47 and 1.5 parts of sorbitan trioleate are mixed with 28.5 parts of an aqueous solution containing 2 parts of polyvinyl alcohol; and the mixture is finely ground by a wet grinding method. Then, to the mixture, 40 parts of an aqueous solution containing 0.05 part of xanthan gum and 0.1 part of aluminum magnesium silicate is added, and 10 parts of propylene glycol is further added, followed by stirring and mixing to give a formulation.

Formulation Example 3

Two parts (2 parts) of any one of Compounds HA1001-1 to HA1036-47, 88 parts of kaolin clay, and 10 parts of talc are thoroughly ground and mixed to give a formulation.

Formulation Example 4

Five parts (5 parts) of any one of Compounds HA1001-1 to HA1036-47, 14 parts of polyoxyethylene styrylphenyl ether, 6 parts of calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, and 75 parts of xylene are thoroughly ground and mixed to give a formulation.

Formulation Example 5

Two parts (2 parts) of any one of Compounds HA1001-1 to HA1036-47, 1 part of synthetic hydrous silicon oxide, 2 parts of calcium lignin sulfonate, 30 parts of bentonite, and 65 parts of kaolin clay are thoroughly ground and mixed, followed by addition of water to the mixture; and the mixture is thoroughly kneaded and further granulated and dried to give a formulation.

Formulation Example 6

Twenty parts (20 parts) of any one of Compounds HA1001-1 to HA1036-47, 35 parts of a mixture of white carbon and ammonium polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfate (weight ratio 1:1), and 45 parts of water are mixed and finely ground by a wet grinding method to give a formulation.

Hereinafter, Test Examples are shown.

Test Example 1

Plastic pots each were filled with soil, and barley (cultivar: Mikamo-Golden) was sowed and grown in a greenhouse for 7 days. To the formulated present Compound 1 or 2 according to Formulation Example 6, water was added so as to adjust the water dilution to a predetermined concentration (500 ppm), and the adjusted dilution was sprayed over stems and leaves of the barley so that the liquid sufficiently adhered to surfaces of the leaves of the barley. After being sprayed, the plant was air-dried. After 2 days, an aqueous suspension containing spores of barley net blotch fungus (Pyrenophora teres) was sprayed to inoculate the spores. After completion of the inoculation, the plant was left to stand for 3 days in a greenhouse at 23° C. in the daytime and 20° C. at night under high humidity condition, and was cultivated in a greenhouse for 7 days; and then the area of the lesion was investigated by observing the area of the lesion. As a result, the area of the lesion on the plant treated with the present Compound 1 or 2 were 30% or less than those on untreated plant.

Test Example 2

Plastic pots each were filled with soil, and wheat (cultivar: Shirogane) was sowed and grown in a greenhouse for 9 days. To the formulated present Compound 1 or 2 according to Formulation Example 6, water was added so as to adjust the water dilution to a predetermined concentration (500 ppm), and the adjusted dilution was sprayed over stems and leaves of the wheat so that the liquid sufficiently adhered to surfaces of the leaves of the wheat. After being sprayed, the plant was air-dried so as to dry the leaves. After the plant was cultivated at 20° C. for 5 days under illumination, and then inoculated by sprinkling with spores of wheat rust fungus (Puccinia recondita). After the inoculation, the plant was left to stand at 23° C. for 1 day under dark and high humidity condition, and cultivated under illumination at 20° C. for 8 days, and then the area of the lesion was investigated by observing the area of the lesion. As a result, it was found that the area of the lesion on the plant treated with the present Compound 1 or 2 were 30% or less than those on untreated plant.

Meanwhile, in the same test using methyl N-(2-{[4-(pyrimidine-2-yl)phenoxy)methyl}phenyl)carbamate in place of the present Compounds, the result was 70% or more than the treated wheat.

Test Example 3

Plastic pots each were filled with soil, and rice (cultivar: Nipponbare) was sowed and grown in a greenhouse for 20 days. To the formulated present Compound 2 according to Formulation Example 6, water was added so as to adjust the water dilution to a predetermined concentration (500 ppm), and the adjusted dilution was sprayed over stems and leaves of the rice so that the liquid sufficiently adhered to surfaces of the leaves of the rice. After being sprayed, the plant was air-dried; and the rice subjected to the spray treatment was placed in contact with rice seedling (cultivar: Nipponbare) infected by rice blast fungus (Magnaporthe grisea), and these two plants were left to stand for 6 days at 24° C. in the daytime and 20° C. at night under high humidity condition; and then the area of the lesion of the rice were investigated by observing the area of the lesion. As a result, the lesion areas on the plant treated with the present Compound 2 were 30% or less than those on the non-treated plant.

Test Example 4

Plastic pots each were filled with soil, and kidney bean (cultivar: Nagauzura Saitou) and was sowed and grown in a greenhouse for 8 days. To the formulated present Compound 1 or 2 according to Formulation Example 6, water was added so as to adjust the water dilution to a predetermined concentration (500 ppm), and the adjusted dilution was sprayed over stems and leaves of the kidney bean so that the liquid sufficiently adhered to surfaces of the leaves of the kidney bean. After being sprayed, the plant was air-dried, and a PDA medium containing hyphae of the kidney bean stem rot fungus (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) was placed on the leaves of the kidney bean. After the inoculation, all of the kidney beans were left to stand under high humidity condition only at night. Four days after the inoculation, the area of the lesion was investigated by observing the area of the lesion. As a result, the area of the lesion on the plant treated with the present Compound 1 or 2 was 30% or less than those on untreated plant.

Test Example 5

Plastic pots each were filled with soil, and wheat (cultivar: Apogee) was sowed and grown in a greenhouse for 10 days. To the formulated present Compound 1 or 2 according to Formulation Example 6, water was added so as to adjust the water dilution to a predetermined concentration (500 ppm), and the adjusted dilution was sprayed over stems and leaves of the wheat so that the liquid sufficiently adhered to surfaces of the leaves of the wheat. After being sprayed, the plant was air-dried. After 4 days, an aqueous suspension containing spores of wheat speckled leaf blotch fungus (Septoria tritici) was sprayed to inoculate the spores. After completion of the inoculation, the plant was left to stand at 18° C. under high humidity condition for 3 days and left to stand under illumination for 14 to 18 days, and then the area of the lesion was investigated by observing the area of the lesion. As a result, the area of the lesion on the plant treated with the present Compound 1 or 2 were 30% or less than those on untreated plant.

Test Example 6

Plastic pots each were filled with soil, and cucumber (cultivar: Sagami Hanjiro) was sowed and grown in a greenhouse for 12 days. To the formulated present Compound 1 or 2 according to Formulation Example 6, water was added so as to adjust the water dilution to a predetermined concentration (500 ppm), and the adjusted dilution was sprayed over stems and leaves of the cucumber so that the liquid sufficiently adhered to surfaces of the leaves of the cucumber. After being sprayed, the plant was air-dried, and then inoculated by being sprinkled with spores of cucumber powdery mildew fungus (Sphaerotheca fuliginea, a QoI-resistant strain in which, among the genes encoding cytochrome b, the amino acid residue at position 143 of cytochrome b was mutated from glycine to alanine). After the inoculation, the plant was cultivated in a greenhouse at 24° C. in the daytime and 20° C. at night for 8 days, and then the area of lesion was investigated by observing the area of the lesion. As a result, the area of the lesion on the cucumber treated with the present Compound 1 or 2 were 30% or less than those on untreated plant.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The carbamate compounds of the present invention are effective at controlling plant diseases, and are useful as active ingredients of plant disease controlling agents. 

The invention claimed is:
 1. A carbamate compound represented by the formula (I):

wherein, R¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group; R², R³, R⁴ and R⁵ each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, a C3-C4 cycloalkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms or a C1-C3 alkoxy group optionally having one or more halogen atoms; Z¹ represents a C1-C3 alkyl group; and m represents any one of integers from 1 to
 3. 2. A carbamate compound according to claim 1, wherein R¹, R², R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are hydrogen atoms or methyl groups; Z¹ is a methyl group; and m is
 1. 3. A carbamate compound according to claim 1, wherein R¹ and R² are hydrogen atoms or methyl groups; R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are hydrogen atoms; Z′ is a methyl group; and m is
 1. 4. A carbamate compound according to claim 1, wherein R¹, R², R³, R⁴ and R⁵ are hydrogen atoms; Z¹ is a methyl group; and m is
 1. 5. A plant disease controlling agent, which comprises a carbamate compound represented by formula (I):

wherein, R¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group; R², R³, R⁴ and R⁵ each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, a C3-C4 cycloalkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms or a C1-C3 alkoxy group optionally having one or more halogen atoms; Z¹ represents a C1-C3 alkyl group; and m represents any one of integers from 1 to 3, as an active ingredient.
 6. A method for controlling plant diseases by treating plants or soil for cultivating plants with an effective amount of a carbamate compound represented by formula (I):

wherein, R¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group; R², R³, R⁴ and R⁵ each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, a C3-C4 cycloalkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms or a C1-C3 alkoxy group optionally having one or more halogen atoms; Z¹ represents a C1-C3 alkyl group; and m represents any one of integers from 1 to
 3. 